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See Cotterill (1996) for range map.; [IUCN] There are four subspecies recognised across its range (Cotterill 2013), of which two occur in the assessment region (Meester et al. 1986). Kerivoula lanosa lanosa (A. Smith 1847) is endemic to the Cape provinces of South Africa (Cotterill 2013); while Kerivoula lanosa lucia Hinton 1920 occurs from KwaZulu-Natal through southern Africa (Cotterill 2013). However, owing to the limited number of specimens available, the validity of these subspecies cannot currently be determined. Furthermore, the taxonomic relationships within the African species of Kerivoula have yet to be determined (Monadjem et al. 2010; Cotterill 2013). Further molecular work should be performed to resolve the possible species complex. ; [batnames2023] Includes harrisoni and muscilla ; see Hill (1977 a ). See Cotterill (1996) for range map.; [batnames2025_1.7] Includes harrisoni and muscilla; see Hill (1977a). See Cotterill (1996) for range map.				harrisoni, muscilla		bellula, brunnea, harrisoni, lucia, muscilla.	muscilla, harrisoni, lucia, lanosa	lanosa, harrisoni, lucia, muscilla	brunnea; lucia - lueia; muscilla - bellula	lanosa, harrisoni, lucia, muscilla,		lanosa, harrisoni, lucia, muscilla	lanosa - brunnea; lucia - lueia; muscilla - bellula	lanosa, brunnea, harrisoni, muscilla, lucia, bellula	There are four subspecies recognised across its range (Cotterill 2013), of which two occur in the assessment region (Meester et al. 1986). Kerivoula lanosa lanosa (A. Smith 1847) is endemic to the Cape provinces of South Africa (Cotterill 2013); while Kerivoula lanosa lucia Hinton 1920 occurs from KwaZulu-Natal through southern Africa (Cotterill 2013). However, owing to the limited number of specimens available, the validity of these subspecies cannot currently be determined. Furthermore, the taxonomic relationships within the African species of Kerivoula have yet to be determined (Monadjem et al. 2010; Cotterill 2013). Further molecular work should be performed to resolve the possible species complex. 	lanosa, harrisoni, lucia, muscilla	lanosa - brunnea; llucia - lueia; muscilla - bellula	lanosa, brunnea, harrisoni, muscilla, lucia, bellula 	lanosa, brunnea, harrisoni, muscilla, lucia, lueia, bellula 	harrisoni, lanosa, lucia, muscilla	lanosa - brunnea;  lucia - lueia; muscilla - bellula	lanosa (A. Smith, 1847)|brunnea Dobson, 1878|harrisoni O. Thomas, 1901|muscilla O. Thomas, 1906|lucia Hinton, 1920|lueia P. S. Kershaw, 1922 [incorrect subsequent spelling]|bellula Aellen, 1959		Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. 1980. A World List of Mammalian Species. British Museum (Natural History), London, 226 pp.	Lesser woolly bat	Liberia – Ethiopia – S Africa; ref. 4.108	Honacki, J.H., Kinman, K.E. and Koeppl, J.W. 1982. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Allen Press, Lawrence, 694 pp.	Kerivoula lanosa	South Africa, Cape Province, 200 mi. (322 km) E. Capetown.	A. Smith	1847	Illustr. Zool. S. Afr. Mamm., pl. 50.	Distribution: Ranging from Liberia to Ethiopia and south through eastern Africa to the Cape Province.		Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. 1991. A World List of Mammalian Species. Third edition. Oxford University Press, London, 243 pp. ISBN 0-19-854017-5	Lesser woolly bat	Liberia – Ethiopia – S Africa	Koopman, K.F. 1993. Order Chiroptera. Pp. 137–242 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Second edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, 1206 pp.	A. Smith	1847	Illustr. Zool. S. Afr. Mamm., pl. 50.	Subgenus Kerivoula. Includes harrisoni and muscilla; see Hill (1977fl).	Liberia to Ethiopia, south to South Africa.	South Africa, Cape Province, 200 mi.(322 km) E Capetown.		A. SMITH	1847	Rostrum of medium proportions. Size fairly small (forearm length, 26-34 mm; condylobasal length, 11-13 mm). Inner upper incisor bicuspid or unicuspid. Fringe of hair on posterior margin of uropatagium fairly well developed.	Distribution: Ranging from Liberia to Ethiopia and south through eastern Africa to the Cape Province.	Four subspecies are currently recognized:	K. I. muscilla (Liberia to northern Zaire), K. I. harrisoni (Ethiopia to Tanzania), K. I. lucia (southern Zaire to Natal), K. I. lanosa (Cape Province).	97	species	K. lanosa	A. SMITH	1847	Kerivoula	subgenus	Kerivoula lanosa				Rostrum of medium proportions. Size fairly small (forearm length, 26-34 mm; condylobasal length, 11- 13 mm). Inner upper incisor bicuspid or unicuspid. Fringe of hair on posterior margin of uropatagium fairly well developed.	Four subspecies are currently recognized:		2. K. lanosa (A. SMITH 1847).	2	_K. l. harrisoni_ Thomas, 1901; _K. l. lanosa_ (Smith, 1847) (synonyms: _brunnea_ Dobson, 1878); _K. l. lucia_ Hinton, 1920; _K. l. muscilla_ Thomas, 1906 (synonyms: _bellula_ Aellen, 1959)			Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp. (Available from Johns Hopkins University Press, 1-800-537-5487 or (410) 516-6900, or at http://www.press.jhu.edu).	CHIROPTERA	Vespertilionidae	Kerivoulinae		Kerivoula lanosa	Kerivoula		lanosa	A. Smith	y	1847		Illustr. Zool. S. Afr. Mamm.			pl. 50		Lesser Woolly Bat	South Africa, 200 mi. (322 km) E Capetown.	Guinea and Liberia to Ethiopia, south to South Africa.	IUCN 2003 and IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).	brunnea Dobson, 1878; harrisoni Thomas, 1901; lucia Hinton, 1920; lueia Kershaw, 1922; muscilla Thomas, 1906; bellula Aellen, 1959.	Includes harrisoni and muscilla; see Hill (1977a). See Cotterill (1996) for range map.	4C3D87E8FF756ACAFF559EFF1875BE8C	Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 9 Bats, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions	978-84-16728-19-0	hbmw_9_Vespertilionidae_716.pdf.imf	hash://md5/b004ff90fffb6a44fffc96591e00bb32	902	zip:hash://sha256/ec5fd314a06aba1a7b0b72f23e54ac625ae272bd98f82f1d01f4c09627d9e8e0!/treatments-xml-main/data/4C/3D/87/4C3D87E8FF756ACAFF559EFF1875BE8C.xml	Kerivoula lanosa	Vespertilionidae	Kerivoula	lanosa		1847	Kérivoule laineuse @fr | Kleinere Wollfledermaus @de | Querivoulalanudo pequeno @es	Vespertilio lanosus A. Smith, 1847 , 322 km east of Cape Town, Cape Province , South Africa . Subspecies of K. lanosus have been in flux, and some authors have concluded that variation is clinal. Additional taxonomic research is needed. Four subspecies recognized.	K.l.lanosaA.Smith,1847—WesternCapeandEasternCapeprovinces,SouthAfrica. K.l.harrisoniThomas,1901—scatteredinEthiopia,Kenya,andTanzania. K.IluciaHinton,1920—scatteredinSCAfrica,includingSDRCongo,Zambia,Malawi,Mozambique,Botswana,andZimbabweStoSwazilandandESouthAfrica(KwaZulu-Natal). K. l. muscilla Thomas, 1906 — Guinea and Liberia E to Ghana , and scattered in Nigeria , Cameroon , Gabon , Central African Republic , and E DR Congo .	Head-body ¢. 44-48 mm , tail 30-42 mm , ear 10-14 mm , hindfoot 5-8 mm , forearm 30-34 mm ; weight 4-5- 8 g . Sexes are similar. Pelage is fine, woolly, and frizzled, with many hairs having hooked tips. Pelage extends onto dorsal surface of forearm and tibia. Dorsal pelage is dark sepia-brown, golden brown, grayish brown, or pale gray. Dorsal hairs have dark brown bases, with pale brown, cream, silvery, or white tips, giving frosted appearance. Mid-dorsal hairs are 6-7 mm . Ventral pelage is similar or paler, sometimes whitish at least on chest and belly. Basal one-half of ventral hairs are dark brown, medium grayish brown, or gray, and some tips are white. Wings and uropatagium are semi-translucent and pale gray to pale brown. Dorsal surface of proximal one-half of uropatagium is sparsely covered with hair. Posterior margin has comb-like fringe of bristle-like hairs curved inward. Ears are short, funnel-shaped, widely separated with pointed tips, semi-translucent, and pale brown. Tragus is long (62-74% of ear length), narrow, and tapers to sharp point, with posterior margin and shallow notch below widest point and tip with few short hairs. Eyes are minute. Thumb is long and slender. Skull is small (greatest skull lengths 11-2-13- 5 mm ); braincase is high-domed; rostrum is narrow; and frontal region is sharply angular to plane as in other Kerivoula . I? is long, pointed, and unicuspid or bicuspid; I is minute, in general unicuspid, but sometimes bicuspid; P* and P* are subequal in length and smaller than P% and I, has main cusp and cup-shaped cingulum, giving bicuspid or tricuspid appearance. Chromosomal complement has 2n = 28 and FNa = 50, with large metacentric X-chromosome and small acrocentric Y-chromosome ( South Africa ).	Wide variety of habitats including rainforests (West Africa); Acacia ( Fabaceae )— Commiphora ( Burseraceae ) bushland ( Ethiopia and Kenya ); bamboo clumps ( Malawi ); and evergreen forests, riverine forests, and wetter and drier woodland savannas, often associated with riverine habitats (southern Africa).	No information.	One female and two young Lesser Woolly Bats, suggesting twins, were found in a weaver (Ploceus spp.) nest in southern Africa.	Wings of Lesser Woolly Bats are broad, and flight is slow and highly maneuverable based on morphology. Frosted pelage provides camouflage when roosting; woolly texture might provide extra insulation from unfavorable temperatures when roosting in foliage. Day roosts are hard to find. Lesser Woolly Bats apparently use woven grass nests of weavers as roosts but also nests made of cobwebs by sunbirds ( Nectariniidae ). Echolocation calls of a male from Mberengwa, south-central Zimbabwe , were steep linear FM in shape; start-frequency was at least 170 kHz, end frequency was 100 kHz, and intensity was very low. Calls are similar to congeners, suggesting that Lesser Woolly Bats forage by gleaning.	Ectoparasites include the bat flies Basilia meridionalis and B. kerivoulae ( Nycteribiidae ).	Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red Lust.	Cotterill (2013q) | Happold (1987) | Koopman (1994) | Pienaar (1964) | Rautenbach et al. (1993) | Yalden et al. (1996)	https://zenodo.org/record/6398484/files/figure.png	317. Lesser Woolly Bat Kerivoula lanosa French: Kérivoule laineuse / German: Kleinere Wollfledermaus / Spanish: Querivoula lanudo pequeno Taxonomy. Vespertilio lanosus A. Smith, 1847 , 322 km east of Cape Town, Cape Province , South Africa . Subspecies of K. lanosus have been in flux, and some authors have concluded that variation is clinal. Additional taxonomic research is needed. Four subspecies recognized. Subspecies and Distribution. K.l.lanosaA.Smith,1847—WesternCapeandEasternCapeprovinces,SouthAfrica. K.l.harrisoniThomas,1901—scatteredinEthiopia,Kenya,andTanzania. K.IluciaHinton,1920—scatteredinSCAfrica,includingSDRCongo,Zambia,Malawi,Mozambique,Botswana,andZimbabweStoSwazilandandESouthAfrica(KwaZulu-Natal). K. l. muscilla Thomas, 1906 — Guinea and Liberia E to Ghana , and scattered in Nigeria , Cameroon , Gabon , Central African Republic , and E DR Congo . Descriptive notes. Head-body ¢. 44-48 mm , tail 30-42 mm , ear 10-14 mm , hindfoot 5-8 mm , forearm 30-34 mm ; weight 4-5- 8 g . Sexes are similar. Pelage is fine, woolly, and frizzled, with many hairs having hooked tips. Pelage extends onto dorsal surface of forearm and tibia. Dorsal pelage is dark sepia-brown, golden brown, grayish brown, or pale gray. Dorsal hairs have dark brown bases, with pale brown, cream, silvery, or white tips, giving frosted appearance. Mid-dorsal hairs are 6-7 mm . Ventral pelage is similar or paler, sometimes whitish at least on chest and belly. Basal one-half of ventral hairs are dark brown, medium grayish brown, or gray, and some tips are white. Wings and uropatagium are semi-translucent and pale gray to pale brown. Dorsal surface of proximal one-half of uropatagium is sparsely covered with hair. Posterior margin has comb-like fringe of bristle-like hairs curved inward. Ears are short, funnel-shaped, widely separated with pointed tips, semi-translucent, and pale brown. Tragus is long (62-74% of ear length), narrow, and tapers to sharp point, with posterior margin and shallow notch below widest point and tip with few short hairs. Eyes are minute. Thumb is long and slender. Skull is small (greatest skull lengths 11-2-13- 5 mm ); braincase is high-domed; rostrum is narrow; and frontal region is sharply angular to plane as in other Kerivoula . I? is long, pointed, and unicuspid or bicuspid; I is minute, in general unicuspid, but sometimes bicuspid; P* and P* are subequal in length and smaller than P% and I, has main cusp and cup-shaped cingulum, giving bicuspid or tricuspid appearance. Chromosomal complement has 2n = 28 and FNa = 50, with large metacentric X-chromosome and small acrocentric Y-chromosome ( South Africa ). Habitat. Wide variety of habitats including rainforests (West Africa); Acacia ( Fabaceae )— Commiphora ( Burseraceae ) bushland ( Ethiopia and Kenya ); bamboo clumps ( Malawi ); and evergreen forests, riverine forests, and wetter and drier woodland savannas, often associated with riverine habitats (southern Africa). Food and Feeding. No information. Breeding. One female and two young Lesser Woolly Bats, suggesting twins, were found in a weaver (Ploceus spp.) nest in southern Africa. Activity patterns. Wings of Lesser Woolly Bats are broad, and flight is slow and highly maneuverable based on morphology. Frosted pelage provides camouflage when roosting; woolly texture might provide extra insulation from unfavorable temperatures when roosting in foliage. Day roosts are hard to find. Lesser Woolly Bats apparently use woven grass nests of weavers as roosts but also nests made of cobwebs by sunbirds ( Nectariniidae ). Echolocation calls of a male from Mberengwa, south-central Zimbabwe , were steep linear FM in shape; start-frequency was at least 170 kHz, end frequency was 100 kHz, and intensity was very low. Calls are similar to congeners, suggesting that Lesser Woolly Bats forage by gleaning. Movements, Home range and Social organization. Ectoparasites include the bat flies Basilia meridionalis and B. kerivoulae ( Nycteribiidae ). Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red Lust. Bibliography. Cotterill (2013q), Happold (1987), Koopman (1994), Pienaar (1964), Rautenbach et al. (1993), Yalden et al. (1996).	Simmons, N.B. and A.L. Cirranello. 2022B. Bat Species of the World: A taxonomic and geographic database. Accessed on 10/11/2022.	Vespertilionidae	Kerivoula lanosa	Kerivoula		lanosa	A. Smith	1847	1	Illustr. Zool. S. Afr. Mamm.	pl. 50	Lesser Woolly Bat	 brunnea Dobson, 1878; <b> harrisoni </b> Thomas, 1901; <b> lucia </b> Hinton, 1920; lueia Kershaw, 1922; <b> muscilla </b> Thomas, 1906; bellula Aellen, 1959.	South Africa, 200 mi. (322 km) E Capetown.	Guinea and Liberia to Ethiopia, south to South Africa.	Not listed.	Least Concern	Includes harrisoni and muscilla ; see Hill (1977 a ). See Cotterill (1996) for range map.	Mammal Diversity Database. (2023). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 1.11) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7830771 released 15 April 2023	Kerivoula lanosa	23	Lesser Woolly Bat		Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIFORMES	NA	NA	VESPERTILIONOIDEA	VESPERTILIONIDAE	KERIVOULINAE	NA	Kerivoula	NA	lanosa	A. Smith	1847	1	Vespertilio_lanosus	Smith, A. (1847). Illustrations of the zoology of South Africa: consisting chiefly of figures and descriptions of the objects of natural history collected during an expedition into the interior of South Africa, in the years 1834, 1835, and 1836; fitted out by "the Cape of Good Hope Association for exploring Central Africa": together with a summary of African zoology, and an inquiry into the geographical ranges of species in that quarter of the globe [1] Mammalia. Smith, Elder, and Co., London, Plate 50 and text.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/210586#page/233/mode/1up	BM 1907.1.1.538, BM 1907.1.1.539 [syntypes]		322 km east of Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa.			lanosa (A. Smith, 1847)|brunnea Dobson, 1878|harrisoni O. Thomas, 1901|muscilla O. Thomas, 1906|lucia Hinton, 1920|bellula Aellen, 1959	NA	NA	Guinea|Sierra Leone|Liberia|Côte d'Ivoire|Ghana|Benin?|Togo?|Nigeria|Cameroon|Gabon|Central African Republic|Democratic Republic of the Congo|Republic of the Congo?|Ethiopia|Kenya|Uganda?|Tanzania|Burundi?|Rwanda?|Zambia|Malawi|Mozambique|Botswana|Zimbabwe|Angola?|Eswatini|South Africa	Africa	Afrotropic	LC	0	0	0	Kerivoula_lanosa	0	sciname match	Kerivoula_lanosa	0	IUCN. 2022. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-1. https://www.iucnredlist.org. Accessed on [28 September, 2022].	10977	Kerivoula lanosa	ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIDAE	Kerivoula	lanosa	(A. Smith, 1847)	There are four subspecies recognised across its range (Cotterill 2013), of which two occur in the assessment region (Meester et al. 1986). Kerivoula lanosa lanosa (A. Smith 1847) is endemic to the Cape provinces of South Africa (Cotterill 2013); while Kerivoula lanosa lucia Hinton 1920 occurs from KwaZulu-Natal through southern Africa (Cotterill 2013). However, owing to the limited number of specimens available, the validity of these subspecies cannot currently be determined. Furthermore, the taxonomic relationships within the African species of Kerivoula have yet to be determined (Monadjem et al. 2010; Cotterill 2013). Further molecular work should be performed to resolve the possible species complex. 	20000000	Kerivoula lanosa	Least Concern		2017	2016-08-31 00:00:00 UTC	3.1	English	Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.	This species has been recorded from a variety of habitats, ranging from lowland tropical moist forest, to dry woodland, and both dry and moist savanna. Animals have often been encountered roosting in abandoned bird nests (Roberts 1951; Taylor 1998).	There appear to be no major threats to this species.	There appears to be little information available on the population abundance of this species.	Unknown	This bat is widely recorded across sub-Saharan Africa, from Liberia and Guinea in the west, to Ethiopia and Kenya in the east, and ranging as far south as southern South Africa.		Terrestrial	It is not known if the species is present in any protected areas. Further studies are needed to better understand the taxonomic status of Kerivoula lanosa .	Afrotropical		FALSE	FALSE	Global	Simmons, N. B., & Cirranello, A. L. (2023). Batnames.org Species List Version 1.4 (1.4). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8136157 	Vespertilionidae	Kerivoula		lanosa	A. Smith	1847	1	Illustr. Zool. S. Afr. Mamm.	pl. 50	Lesser Woolly Bat	 brunnea Dobson, 1878; <b> harrisoni </b> Thomas, 1901; <b> lucia </b> Hinton, 1920; lueia Kershaw, 1922; <b> muscilla </b> Thomas, 1906; bellula Aellen, 1959.	South Africa, 200 mi. (322 km) E Capetown.	Guinea and Liberia to Ethiopia, south to South Africa.	Not listed.	Least Concern	Includes harrisoni and muscilla ; see Hill (1977 a ). See Cotterill (1996) for range map.	Kerivoula lanosa	1005296	23	Lesser Woolly Bat		Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIFORMES	NA	NA	VESPERTILIONOIDEA	Vespertilionidae	KERIVOULINAE	NA	Kerivoula	NA	lanosa	A. Smith	1847	1	Vespertilio_lanosus	Smith, A. (1847). Illustrations of the zoology of South Africa: consisting chiefly of figures and descriptions of the objects of natural history collected during an expedition into the interior of South Africa, in the years 1834, 1835, and 1836; fitted out by "the Cape of Good Hope Association for exploring Central Africa": together with a summary of African zoology, and an inquiry into the geographical ranges of species in that quarter of the globe [1] Mammalia. Smith, Elder, and Co., London, Plate 50 and text.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/210586#page/233/mode/1up	BM 1907.1.1.538, BM 1907.1.1.539 [syntypes]		322 km east of Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa.			lanosa (A. Smith, 1847)|brunnea Dobson, 1878|harrisoni O. Thomas, 1901|muscilla O. Thomas, 1906|lucia Hinton, 1920|bellula Aellen, 1959	NA	NA				Guinea|Sierra Leone|Liberia|Côte d'Ivoire|Ghana|Benin?|Togo?|Nigeria|Cameroon|Gabon|Central African Republic|Democratic Republic of the Congo|Republic of the Congo?|Ethiopia|Kenya|Uganda?|Tanzania|Burundi?|Rwanda?|Zambia|Malawi|Mozambique|Botswana|Zimbabwe|Angola?|Eswatini|South Africa	Africa	Afrotropic	LC	0	0	0	Kerivoula_lanosa	0	sciname match	Kerivoula_lanosa	0	Burgin, C. J., Zijlstra, J. S., Becker, M. A., Handika, H., Alston, J. M., Widness, J., Liphardt, S., Huckaby, D. G., and Upham, N. S. (2025). How many mammal species are there now? Updates and trends in taxonomic, nomenclatural, and geographic knowledge. Journal of Mammalogy in revision: TBD. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.02.27.640393	Kerivoula_lanosa	1005296	23	Lesser Woolly Bat		Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	Chiroptera	Yangochiroptera	NA	NA	Vespertilionoidea	Vespertilionidae	Kerivoulinae	NA	Kerivoula	NA	lanosa	A. Smith	1	Vespertilio lanosus	Smith, A. 1847-12. [Part XXVI]. in Smith, A. 1848. Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa. Smith, Elder and Co., London, pl. 1-53 pp.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51577907	BMNH:Mamm:1907.1.1.538, BMNH:Mamm:1907.1.1.539	syntypes	https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/13a7eda4-192f-48e4-ac8e-fe4795e1680e | https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6d60db24-5cd7-4265-836c-be77e69d0581	322 km east of Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa.			NA	NA				Guinea|Sierra Leone|Liberia|Cote d'Ivoire|Ghana|Benin?|Togo?|Nigeria|Cameroon|Gabon|Central African Republic|Democratic Republic of the Congo|Republic of the Congo?|Ethiopia|Kenya|Uganda?|Tanzania|Burundi?|Rwanda?|Zambia|Malawi|Mozambique|Botswana|Zimbabwe|Angola?|Eswatini|South Africa	Africa	Afrotropic	LC	0	0	0	Kerivoula_lanosa	0	sciname match	Kerivoula_lanosa	0	Simmons, N. B., & Cirranello, A. L. (2025). Batnames.org Species List Version 1.7 (1.7). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14796586	Vespertilionidae	Kerivoula		lanosa	A. Smith	1847	1	Illustr. Zool. S. Afr. Mamm.	pl. 50	Lesser Woolly Bat	brunnea Dobson, 1878; harrisoni Thomas, 1901; lucia Hinton, 1920; lueia Kershaw, 1922; muscilla Thomas, 1906; bellula Aellen, 1959.	South Africa, 200 mi. (322 km) E Capetown.	Guinea and Liberia to Ethiopia, south to South Africa.	<a href='https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php' target='_blank'>Not Listed</a>	<a href='https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10977/22021700/' target='_blank'>Least Concern</a>	Includes harrisoni and muscilla; see Hill (1977a). See Cotterill (1996) for range map.		Mammal Diversity Database. (2025). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 2.2) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15007505	NA	Kerivoula lanosa; Kerivoula lanosa; Kerivoula lanosa; Kerivoula lanosa; Kerivoula lanosa; Kerivoula lanosa; lanosa; harrisoni; lucia; muscilla; brunnea; lucia - lueia; muscilla - bellula; lanosa; harrisoni; lucia; muscilla; harrisoni; lucia; muscilla; brunnea; lucia - lueia; muscilla - bellula; lanosa; brunnea; harrisoni; muscilla; lucia; bellula; Kérivoule laineuse; Kleinere Wollfledermaus; Querivoulalanudo pequeno; Lesser Woolly Bat; Lesser Woolly Bat; Lesser Woolly Bat; K. lanosa